Late RomanticConcerto

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83 by Johannes Brahms, Concerto, composed 1878–1881. 528 recordings in this catalogue, from 1929 to 2025. Scored for Piano.

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestra · 47 recordings

Vienna Philharmonic

Orchestra · 47 recordings

Sviatoslav Richter

Soloist · 46 recordings

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 30 recordings

Claudio Arrau

Soloist · 26 recordings

Bernard Haitink

Conductor · 25 recordings

Kirill Kondrashin

Conductor · 25 recordings

Maurizio Pollini

Soloist · 24 recordings

Most reissued catalogue entries

Ranked by linked albums in the catalogue, with compilations left out and at most two entries per conductor or soloist. Some entries are candidate groups of movements with shared publications and credits. These connections do not establish a shared recording session, equivalent mastering or recording quality.

Erich Leinsdorf, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sviatoslav Richter
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1960 · on 10 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
Browse 4 recordings and 10 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
Linked albums
Eugen Jochum, Berlin Philharmonic, Emil Gilels and 1 more
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1972 · on 10 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
Browse 4 recordings and 10 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
Linked albums
Claudio Abbado, Vienna Philharmonic, Maurizio Pollini
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1976 · on 8 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
Browse 4 recordings and 8 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
Linked albums
Carlo Maria Giulini, Philharmonia Orchestra, Claudio Arrau
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1962 · on 7 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
Browse 4 recordings and 7 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
Linked albums
Karl Böhm, Vienna Philharmonic, Wilhelm Backhaus and 1 more
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1967 · on 7 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
Browse 4 recordings and 7 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
Linked albums

Recordings (528 of 528)

Conductor

Bernard Haitink25 Kirill Kondrashin25 Eugene Ormandy23 Wilhelm Furtwängler21 Claudio Abbado20 Arturo Toscanini18 Daniel Barenboim16 Charles Munch12 Christian Thielemann12 Eugen Jochum12 Fritz Reiner12 George Szell12

Orchestra

Berlin Philharmonic47 Vienna Philharmonic47 London Symphony Orchestra30 Philadelphia Orchestra23 Philharmonia Orchestra22 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra21 NBC Symphony Orchestra18 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra17 Boston Symphony Orchestra16 Chicago Symphony Orchestra16 BBC Symphony Orchestra12 New York Philharmonic12

Label

Sony Classical63 Deutsche Grammophon60 Decca Records43 Decca Classics37 Warner Classics37 RCA Red Seal34 Philips Classics25 EMI Classics22 RCA Victor Red Seal20 Naxos Historical17 Мелодия13 High Definition Tape Transfers12

Decade

1920s4 1930s4 1940s31 1950s53 1960s109 1970s61 1980s13 1990s68 2000s58 2010s65 2020s29

Credited instrument

Piano448

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

Unknown528

Recording / performers	Year	Label
Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 83 / I. Allegro non troppoEugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Rudolf Serkin Year: 1956	1956	Sony Classical	15:49
Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 83 / III. AndanteEugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Rudolf Serkin Year: 1956	1956	Sony Classical	12:45
Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 83 / II. Allegro appassionatoEugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Rudolf Serkin Year: 1956	1956	Sony Classical	8:12
Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 83 / IV. Allegretto graziosoEugene Ormandy, Philadelphia Orchestra, Rudolf Serkin Year: 1956	1956	Sony Classical	8:44
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 2 B-Dur, op. 83: II. Allegro appassionatoOtto Klemperer, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Géza Anda Year: 1954	1954	Membran	8:08
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 2 B-Dur, op. 83: IV. Allegretto grazioso. Un poco più prestoOtto Klemperer, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Géza Anda Year: 1954	1954	Membran	8:38
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 2 B-Dur, op. 83: III. Andante. Più adagioOtto Klemperer, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Géza Anda Year: 1954	1954	Membran	10:53
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 2 B-Dur, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoOtto Klemperer, WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, Géza Anda Year: 1954	1954	Membran	16:15
Piano concerto no. 2 in Bb major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto graziosoGeorge Szell, New York Philharmonic, Clifford Curzon Year: 1953	1953	West Hill Radio Archives	8:55
Piano concerto no. 2 in Bb major, op. 83: II. Allegro appassioinatoGeorge Szell, New York Philharmonic, Clifford Curzon Year: 1953	1953	West Hill Radio Archives	8:31
Piano concerto no. 2 in Bb major, op. 83: III. AndanteGeorge Szell, New York Philharmonic, Clifford Curzon Year: 1953	1953	West Hill Radio Archives	12:09
Piano concerto no. 2 in Bb major, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoGeorge Szell, New York Philharmonic, Clifford Curzon Year: 1953	1953	West Hill Radio Archives	16:30
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto grazioso – Un poco più prestoCarl Schuricht, Vienna Philharmonic, Wilhelm Backhaus Year: 1952	1952	Decca Records	9:30
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 83: III. Andante – Più adagioCarl Schuricht, Vienna Philharmonic, Wilhelm Backhaus Year: 1952	1952	Decca Records	11:42
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B‐flat major, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoCarl Schuricht, Vienna Philharmonic, Wilhelm Backhaus Year: 1952	1952	Decca Records	16:39
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto graziosoCharles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein Year: 1952	1952	RCA Red Seal	8:18
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: III. AndanteCharles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein Year: 1952	1952	RCA Red Seal	10:58
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppoCharles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein Year: 1952	1952	RCA Red Seal	15:49
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appasionatoCharles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Rubinstein Year: 1952	1952	RCA Red Seal	8:23
Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto graziosoKirill Kondrashin, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Russian Federation, Emil Gilels Year: 1952	1952	Мелодия	7:38

Loading listening library…

Report a catalog issue

Prepare a correction for Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83. Your draft stays on this page until you copy it. Review it before posting publicly on Fider; avoid personal information.

Fider requires a separate sign-in. Your Classikal sign-in does not sign you into Fider.